Siemens COMOS - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table of contents
1 Publisher.......................................................................................................................................................9
2 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................11
2.1 Application range of the PipeSpec Designer..........................................................................11
2.2 Legal notice............................................................................................................................11
2.3 Classes managed in PipeSpec Designer...............................................................................12
3 Preparing for creation and maintenance of pipe specs..............................................................................15
3.1 Basic procedure for preparation.............................................................................................15
3.2 Customizing project settings..................................................................................................15
3.3 Managing standard tables......................................................................................................16
3.3.1 Parameters dependent upon on the system of standards.....................................................16
3.3.2 Managing standard tables for parameters.............................................................................17
3.3.2.1 Definition of parameters.........................................................................................................17
3.3.2.2 Information on editing parameters.........................................................................................18
3.3.2.3 Creating a new parameter......................................................................................................18
3.3.3 Standard tables for nominal diameters..................................................................................19
3.4 Managing the "standard geometry tables" standard catalog..................................................19
3.4.1 Introduction in the "standard geometry tables" standard catalog...........................................19
3.4.2 Structure of the standard catalog for geometry standards.....................................................21
3.4.2.1 Structure parameters.............................................................................................................21
3.4.2.2 Structuring by the "Parameter name" attribute.......................................................................22
3.4.2.3 Extending the "Standard parameterization table"..................................................................23
3.4.3 "Dimensions" tab at bolts.......................................................................................................25
3.4.4 "Dimensions" tab at washers.................................................................................................25
3.4.5 "Dimensions" tab at bolt step lengths.....................................................................................26
3.4.6 "Dimensions" tab at nuts........................................................................................................26
3.5 Administering pipe part catalogs............................................................................................27
3.5.1 Structure of the pipe part catalogs.........................................................................................27
3.5.2 Determining the component geometry of a pipe part.............................................................28
3.5.2.1 Configuring the geometry attributes.......................................................................................28
3.5.2.2 Entering the calculation formula.............................................................................................30
3.5.2.3 Using the "Define catalog access" window............................................................................31
3.5.2.4 Overview of the calculation formulae.....................................................................................32
3.5.2.5 Using the "CatStd(...)" function..............................................................................................32
3.5.2.6 Using the "Cat(...)" function....................................................................................................35
3.5.2.7 Using the "Cat2(...)" function..................................................................................................36
3.5.2.8 Using the "S(...)" function.......................................................................................................36
3.5.2.9 Using the "ElmS(...)" function.................................................................................................37
3.5.2.10 Using the "CatExt(...)" function...............................................................................................38
3.5.2.11 Using the "CatPC(...)" function...............................................................................................38
3.5.2.12 "Def(...)" function....................................................................................................................39
3.5.3 Assigning bolt sets to a pipe part...........................................................................................39
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